The Great Depression by Jalen Faison _ Student - BroughtonHS

What was the Great Depression?

jtfaison — 2017-01-30 21:16:36 UTC

The Great Depression was a time period from 1929 - 1939. This period was the deepest and longest-lasting economic drought in history of the Western Industrialized World.

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What was happening during this time period?

jtfaison — 2017-01-30 21:28:33 UTC

Many events were happening during the Great depression a few of those things including; closure of banks, Stock Market crashes, and Unemployment for 13 - 15 million people just to name a few. Each one of the listed events that happened during the Great Depression was a major reason why the Depression event occurred in the first place. But the biggest event was WWI. Countries during WWI sent many materials, resources, money and weapons to other countries therefore when WWI ended everything crashed.

Why is this time period so significant / important ?

jtfaison — 2017-01-30 21:30:11 UTC

This time period was significant because it was the deepest and longest-lasting economic drought of the Western Industrialized World. The people had never witness anything like it. The Great Depression was also significant because it forced the US into a better economic system. It also lead to the US to enforce laws to help prevent something like this to happen again.

How did the Great Depression affect the people’s outlook of the world as a whole?

jtfaison — 2017-01-30 21:33:19 UTC

The Great Depression affected the people’s outlook of the world as a whole because it changed how people viewed and respect the world and its people in it. Many people during this time people did not trust banks or their stocks. People decided that they only needed to buy things that they need and not what they want.

What important vocabulary words did you discover in your research? What do these words mean?

jtfaison — 2017-01-30 21:36:14 UTC

When I was doing my research i was able to compile a list of Great Depression Vocabulary and the meaning of the words.

Nadir ( the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization. Or rock-bottom )
The Stock Market ( a stock exchange )
En Masse ( in a group; all together )
New deal ( the historic period (1933-1940) in the U.S. during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented )
Dust bowl ( Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.)
Sit-Down Strikes (work stoppage in which workers refuse to leave a factory)
margin buying ( paying part of the cost and borrowing the rest from brokers)

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Citations/ Web Links

jtfaison — 2017-01-30 21:50:32 UTC

-"The Great Depression." History.com, www.history.com/topics/great-depression. Accessed 30 Jan. 2017.
- Bos, Carole "Graph: Unemployment in the Great Depression" AwesomeStories.com. Oct 07, 2013. Jan 30, 2017. .
- Swift, Dean. General History.com. general-history.com/great-depression/. Accessed 31 Jan. 2017.
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The Stock Market

jtfaison — 2017-01-31 12:44:57 UTC

The Stock Market- stock prices were rising and by the fall of 1929 it had reached levels that couldn’t be justified by anticipated future earnings. October 24, 1929 the stock bubble finally popped.

The Great Depression

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" We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future".
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

jtfaison — 2017-01-31 13:04:16 UTC

"Don't allow our doubts of today limit us tomorrow".
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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